Patents by Inventor Jie Hou

Jie Hou has filed for patents to protect the following inventions. This listing includes patent applications that are pending as well as patents that have already been granted by the United States Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO).

  • Publication number: 20160277465
    Abstract: A method of processing real-time streaming media is performed at a computer system having one or more processors and a memory. The computer system obtains a streaming media based search request from a terminal, the search request including information from a streaming media data packet captured by the terminal. After extracting a set of streaming media features from the streaming media data packet, the computer system searches a plurality of streaming media feature sequences, each sequence corresponding to a respective streaming media source end, for a feature segment that matches the extracted set of streaming media features. After acquiring a playback timestamp of the matching feature segment and a corresponding source end identifier, the computer system searches for preconfigured interaction response information that corresponds to the acquired source end identifier and the playback timestamp and returns the corresponding interaction response information to the terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 26, 2016
    Publication date: September 22, 2016
    Inventors: Jie Hou, Dadong Xie, Hailong Liu, Bo Chen
  • Patent number: 9438132
    Abstract: A multilevel AC/DC power converter device includes a high-frequency power converter including a first AC port and a low-frequency power converter including a second AC port and a DC port. A power converting method includes: serially connecting the first AC port of the high-frequency power converter and the second AC port of the low-frequency power converter; operating frequency of the low-frequency power converter synchronized with frequency of an AC power source and operating the high-frequency power converter with high-frequency PWM to generate a multilevel AC voltage; and controlling the multilevel AC voltage to obtain a current of an input AC port being sinusoidal and in a same phase with a voltage of the AC power source. Accordingly, the input power factor approaches unity and the low-frequency power converter supplies a DC voltage to a load via a DC output port.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: September 6, 2016
    Assignee: Ablerex Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Wen-Jung Chiang, Chien-Ming Huang, Wen-Jie Hou
  • Patent number: 9411849
    Abstract: A method, system and computer storage medium for visual searching based on cloud service is disclosed. The method includes: receiving, from a client, an image recognition request of cloud service, the request containing image data; forwarding, according to a set classified forwarding rule, the image data to a corresponding classified visual search service; recognizing, by the respective corresponding classified visual search services, corresponding classified type information in the image data, and determining a corresponding name of the image data in accordance with the respective classified type information, and obtaining a classified visual search result; summarizing and sending, to a client, the classified visual search result of the corresponding classified visual search service.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Date of Patent: August 9, 2016
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Hailong Liu, Jie Hou, Pengfei Xiong, Bo Chen, Xiaobo Zhou, Feng Rao
  • Patent number: 9407165
    Abstract: A cascade bridge-type DC-AC power converter device includes a low-frequency bridge-type power converter including an AC terminal and a DC bus and a high-frequency bridge-type power converter including an AC terminal. A power conversion method includes: serially connecting the AC terminal of the high-frequency bridge-type power converter and the AC terminal of the low-frequency bridge-type power converter; operating frequency of the low-frequency bridge-type power converter synchronized with frequency of an AC source; and operating the high-frequency bridge-type power converter with high-frequency PWM to generate a multilevel AC voltage. A DC power source connects to the DC bus of the low-frequency bridge-type power converter. No additional power supply circuit will be required for power supply to a DC bus of the high-frequency bridge-type power converter. Accordingly, the power circuit is simplified, and the manufacturing cost is reduced.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 27, 2014
    Date of Patent: August 2, 2016
    Assignee: Ablerex Electronics Co., Ltd.
    Inventors: Chin-Chang Wu, Wen-Jung Chiang, Chien-Ming Huang, Wen-Jie Hou
  • Patent number: 9373336
    Abstract: A method and device for performing audio recognition, including: collecting a first audio document to be recognized; initiating calculation of first characteristic information of the first audio document, including: conducting time-frequency analysis for the first audio document to generate a first preset number of phase channels; and extracting at least one peak value characteristic point from each phase channel of the first preset number of phrase channels, where the at least one peak value characteristic point of each phase channel constitutes the peak value characteristic point sequence of said each phase channel; and obtaining a recognition result for the first audio document, wherein the recognition result is identified based on the first characteristic information, and wherein the first characteristic information is calculated based on the respective peak value characteristic point sequences of the preset number of phase channels.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 11, 2013
    Date of Patent: June 21, 2016
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Hailong Liu, Dadong Xie, Jie Hou, Bin Xiao, Xiao Liu, Bo Chen
  • Patent number: 9348906
    Abstract: An electronic device with one or more processors, memory, and a display detects a first trigger event and, in response to detecting the first trigger event, collects a audio sample of environmental audio data associated with a media item. The device transmits information corresponding to the audio sample to a server. In response to transmitting the information, the device obtains attribute information corresponding to the audio sample, where the attribute information includes metadata for the media item, a time indicator of a position of the audio sample in the media item, and stream information for the media item. The device displays a portion of the attribute information. The device detects a second trigger event and, in response to detecting the second trigger event: determines a last obtained time indicator; streams the media item based on the stream information; and presents the media item from the last obtained time indicator.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 25, 2014
    Date of Patent: May 24, 2016
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiaolong Zhang, Bin Zhang, Deyuan Li, Hailong Liu, Jie Hou, Dadong Xie
  • Patent number: 9268846
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for program identification. For example, a first audio fingerprint corresponding to a first audio signal is acquired; whether one or more second audio fingerprints in a predetermined fingerprint database match with the first audio fingerprint is detected, a second audio fingerprint corresponding to a second audio signal; and in response to one of the second audio fingerprints matching with the first audio fingerprint, a program associated with the matching second audio signal is provided as a result for program identification associated with the first audio signal.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Date of Patent: February 23, 2016
    Assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Hailong Liu, Dadong Xie, Jie Hou, Bin Xiao, Xiao Liu, Bo Chen
  • Patent number: 9189699
    Abstract: The present disclosure provides a method and system for realizing interaction in augmented reality. The method includes: collecting a frame image and uploads the frame image; recognizing a template image that matches the frame image and returning the template image; detecting a marker area of the frame image according to the template image; and superposing media data corresponding to the template image on the marker area and displaying the superposed image.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 17, 2013
    Date of Patent: November 17, 2015
    Assignee: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Xiao Liu, Hailong Liu, Jie Hou, Feng Rao, Minhui Wu, Bo Chen
  • Publication number: 20150327008
    Abstract: A method and server updates service information. A service information update request may be received from a mobile terminal device. The service information update request may include a user Identity (ID) of a user. Characteristic information of the user may be determined according to the user ID. Service information may be determined according to the characteristic information of the user and information relating to an area, at which the mobile terminal device may be located. The service information may be sent to the mobile terminal device.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 15, 2015
    Publication date: November 12, 2015
    Inventors: Shuo DENG, Jiangquan HUANG, Chuanchuan BO, Jie HOU, Liang ZENG, Chundong HU, Tianyang LIU, Ming HE, Lei CHEN, Fang FANG
  • Patent number: 9157889
    Abstract: A method for measuring surface property parameters of a material comprises: performing saturation processing on a surface of a material; mixing the material which has been processed by saturation with an indicating electrolyte solution; after the mixture solution achieves an balance by ion exchange, measuring the balanced concentration values of positive ions of the indicating electrolyte and H+ in the mixture solution; according to the balanced concentration values of positive ions of the indicating electrolyte, calculating surface potential of the material; and according to the surface potential of the material, calculating specific surface area and surface charge density of the material; according to surface charge density of the material, calculating surface electric field intensity; according to surface charge density and specific surface area of the material, calculating total surface charge of the material. A system for measuring surface property parameters of a material can be based on the method.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 13, 2009
    Date of Patent: October 13, 2015
    Assignee: Southwest University
    Inventors: Hang Li, Hualing Zhu, Jie Hou, Laosheng Wu
  • Patent number: 9128593
    Abstract: A method of providing an interactive content to a prospective user at a mobile device, the mobile device including a non-transitory computer readable medium including a computer executable program code and a processor for executing the computer executable program code is described. The method includes steps for initiating capture of an audio stream by shaking the mobile device; capturing the audio stream via a microphone in the mobile device; converting the captured audio stream into an audio fingerprint; sending the audio fingerprint to a server; receiving the interactive content from the server if there is a match between audio fingerprints stored on the server, and the audio fingerprint sent by the mobile device; and displaying the interactive content on the mobile device.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: April 28, 2013
    Date of Patent: September 8, 2015
    Assignee: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Xiaolong Zhang, Pinlin Chen, Keren Li, Hailong Liu, Jie Hou, Dadong Xie
  • Publication number: 20150142892
    Abstract: Various embodiments provide methods and apparatus for sharing browser contents. In an exemplary method, an electronic device can receive contents for sharing selected by a user and a sharing platform selected by the user. The electronic device can jump to a unified verification interface for the user to log in to the sharing platform through the unified verification interface. Further, the electronic device can submit the contents to the sharing platform for sharing.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 27, 2015
    Publication date: May 21, 2015
    Inventors: CHUANCHUAN BO, MEINA LI, JIE HOU
  • Publication number: 20150122312
    Abstract: A shadowing compensation device for solar cell module has an input port, an isolated DC-DC power converter, and an output port. The input port is connected to two output ends of a solar cell array comprised of multiple solar cell modules connected in series. The output port is connected to one of the multiple solar cell modules of the solar cell array. When one of the solar cell modules connected to the output port of shadowing compensation device has been shaded, the isolated DC-DC power converter outputs a compensating current to the solar cell module been shaded for increasing the output voltage of the solar cell module been shaded, and increasing the output voltage and output power of the solar cell array.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 6, 2013
    Publication date: May 7, 2015
    Applicant: ABLEREX ELECTRONICS CO., LTD.
    Inventors: Ya-Tsung Feng, Jia-Min Shen, Wen-Jie Hou
  • Publication number: 20150076006
    Abstract: A system and process for determining and analyzing surface property parameters of a substance based on kinetic method is provided. The system comprises a sample processing system and a detection system. The sample processing system includes a reactor (3), a collector for liquid to be tested (5), and a container for liquid to be tested (6). The detection system includes a detecting electrode (13), a concentration and activity operator, a kinetic data processor, a surface property operation module, and a result output module. The process comprises: having the substance to be tested to be treated with an electrolyte solution, measuring activity of liquid to be tested upon reaction at a pre-set time interval, and processing with the kinetic data processor and the surface property operation module, so as to obtain surface property parameters of the substance to be tested.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 20, 2012
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: SOUTHWEST UNIVERSITY
    Inventors: Rui Li, Hang Li, Xinmin Liu, Zhenlun Li, Jie Hou, Hualing Zhu, Laosheng Wu
  • Publication number: 20150082379
    Abstract: The embodiments of the disclosure provide a page display method and apparatus, belonging to the field of terminals. The method comprises monitoring the page browsing mode of a browser while running the browser; determining a changed page browsing mode, if the page browsing mode of the browser is changed; and displaying a tips button on the current page of the browser, if the changed page browsing mode is a specified mode. The apparatus comprises a monitoring module, a determining module, and a displaying module. Thereby, the tips-making process while switching modes is simplified. The tips button is displayed on a specific location to remind users, without breaking the continuous browsing via the browser, so that non-trace switch can be achieved when the browser changes its page browsing mode.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 20, 2014
    Publication date: March 19, 2015
    Applicant: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Jie HOU, Ningjun DOU, Wenjun GAO, Yi ZHAO, Fang FANG
  • Publication number: 20150046483
    Abstract: A method, system and computer storage medium for visual searching based on cloud service is disclosed. The method includes: receiving, from a client, an image recognition request of cloud service, the request containing image data; forwarding, according to a set classified forwarding rule, the image data to a corresponding classified visual search service; recognizing, by the respective corresponding classified visual search services, corresponding classified type information in the image data, and determining a corresponding name of the image data in accordance with the respective classified type information, and obtaining a classified visual search result; summarizing and sending, to a client, the classified visual search result of the corresponding classified visual search service.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 9, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Applicant: TENCENT TECHNOLOGY (SHENZHEN) COMPANY LIMITED
    Inventors: Hailong Liu, Jie Hou, Pengfei Xiong, Bo Chen, Xiaobo Zhou, Feng Rao
  • Publication number: 20150045067
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to the field of computers and disclosed are an information obtaining method, an information pushing method, a mobile terminal, a server, and a system. The information pushing method includes: a server receiving location information of a current spot of a mobile terminal sent from the mobile terminal; the server obtaining a region information list of the current spot through searching according to the location information and sending the region information list based on the current spot to the mobile terminal; and the server receiving a signal sent from the mobile terminal, and returning region information corresponding to the signal to the mobile terminal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 1, 2013
    Publication date: February 12, 2015
    Inventors: Yang Li, Zhanwei Wang, Jie Hou
  • Publication number: 20150007295
    Abstract: A biometric-based authentication method, an apparatus, and a system are described. The method includes: receiving a biometric image to be authenticated sent from a client; performing feature extraction to the biometric image to be authenticated to obtain a biometric template to be authenticated; comparing the biometric template to be authenticated with a locally-stored biometric template; and returning an authentication result. In this case, the feature extraction process may be implemented at a cloud server side, as such, the complexity of the client may be reduced, the expandability of the client may be increased, a limitation that the biometric recognition may only be implemented on the client may be eliminated, and diversified utilization may be supported.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 5, 2014
    Publication date: January 1, 2015
    Inventors: Jie Hou, Pengfei Xiong, Hailong Liu, Bo Chen
  • Publication number: 20140341444
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for user login. For example, a login request from a first user is received, the login request being associated with fast login based on at least information associated with facial authentication; one or more first facial images of the first user are acquired; one or more first facial features are extracted from the one or more first facial images; the first facial features are compared with a predetermined feature template; and in response to a comparison result associated with the first facial features and the predetermined feature template exceeding a predetermined threshold, the first user is allowed to log in based on predetermined first user information of the first user.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 19, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Jie Hou, Pengfei Xiong, Yan Liu, Hailong Liu, Bo Chen
  • Publication number: 20140343704
    Abstract: Systems and methods are provided for program identification. For example, a first audio fingerprint corresponding to a first audio signal is acquired; whether one or more second audio fingerprints in a predetermined fingerprint database match with the first audio fingerprint is detected, a second audio fingerprint corresponding to a second audio signal; and in response to one of the second audio fingerprints matching with the first audio fingerprint, a program associated with the matching second audio signal is provided as a result for program identification associated with the first audio signal.
    Type: Application
    Filed: January 23, 2014
    Publication date: November 20, 2014
    Applicant: Tencent Technology (Shenzhen) Company Limited
    Inventors: Hailong Liu, Dadong Xie, Jie Hou, Bin Xiao, Xiao Liu, Bo Chen